So I get this text from my brother who served a mission in England (the Manchester Mission) ... "Recognize this guy?". I know my brother has visited England a few times since his mission and I haven't talked to him for a few days so I respond, "Nice!" .... ('cause the picture with his question is Jed in what looks like a bathroom? in a Church building) - Then I say, "are you in London?"
He tells me that he is not in London (but he wishes he was). One of his friends was in London and saw the name "Murri" and then sent a couple pictures of Jed. Pretty cool.
Elder Murri emailed me 6 photos; it looks like he visited a church from 680 A.D. and then sent a picture of the Elders and Sisters in his zone or district probably ... and then there is one of a sister who has chosen to listen and accepted the gospel of Jesus Christ and is getting baptized. Pretty cool.
Elder Murri also wrote a handwritten letter and sent it with a Sister who lives in England and was coming to Eagle Mountain ! to visit her sister. She came to our home and gave us that letter. I took a picture of it and then we also took a picture with this good sister. Pretty small world, and pretty cool.
While we were visiting with this wonderful sister from England, she told us of a recent experience with Elder Murri. She is the Primary President in her ward. (Each ward not only has classes and opportunity for the adults to learn and worship, but also classes for the kids - Primary. The teachers are asked to teach these classes, and every once in a while they are sick or not able to come.) She said that she asked Elder Murri and his companion to take one of these classes. She said she peered in the window to make sure everything was fine and found the class all throwing paper airplanes! Elder Murri said to me in his recent email, "... in our defense, we were using them to demonstrate how to use faith. I'm not sure how much they remembered about the faith part of the lesson, but it was fun anyway. They were 6 and 7 anyway, which means that they were a mite hyperactive. I know that I've said this before, but I think that you would adore little kids with English accents."
I had asked Jed a few questions in a past email (below):
"1. Yes, Saturday morning and Sunday morning and Priesthood.
2. We do, one is from Malaysia, called Sister Chipping. We've got a couple of relatively new ones, but she's the only one being trained.
3. No I haven't, parking ticket when buying my new contacts, but scheduling.
4. We went over to dinner with a family ... (Brazillians) (love them) and he want off about how you have to fight the system and hug people, because there's not actually a rule in the white handbook that says that you can't hug people, which is true. But the way that he was going off was hilarious. He even said stuff like "here, just practice right now, there's my wife, give her a hug" haha :) Pretty funny guy. :)
5. I LOVE the smell of the salty sea and morning by the sea and old, damp buildings and everything. I also love the smell of England. Every city or town has a smell, and I like how distinctive they are. A good roast dinner smells great as well. "
Pretty cool.
He tells me that he is not in London (but he wishes he was). One of his friends was in London and saw the name "Murri" and then sent a couple pictures of Jed. Pretty cool.
Elder Murri emailed me 6 photos; it looks like he visited a church from 680 A.D. and then sent a picture of the Elders and Sisters in his zone or district probably ... and then there is one of a sister who has chosen to listen and accepted the gospel of Jesus Christ and is getting baptized. Pretty cool.
Elder Murri also wrote a handwritten letter and sent it with a Sister who lives in England and was coming to Eagle Mountain ! to visit her sister. She came to our home and gave us that letter. I took a picture of it and then we also took a picture with this good sister. Pretty small world, and pretty cool.
While we were visiting with this wonderful sister from England, she told us of a recent experience with Elder Murri. She is the Primary President in her ward. (Each ward not only has classes and opportunity for the adults to learn and worship, but also classes for the kids - Primary. The teachers are asked to teach these classes, and every once in a while they are sick or not able to come.) She said that she asked Elder Murri and his companion to take one of these classes. She said she peered in the window to make sure everything was fine and found the class all throwing paper airplanes! Elder Murri said to me in his recent email, "... in our defense, we were using them to demonstrate how to use faith. I'm not sure how much they remembered about the faith part of the lesson, but it was fun anyway. They were 6 and 7 anyway, which means that they were a mite hyperactive. I know that I've said this before, but I think that you would adore little kids with English accents."
I had asked Jed a few questions in a past email (below):
- So, do you get to watch any of conference?
- If so do you watch it as a ward, or as a zone or ?
- Do you have any 'new' missionaries in your zone?
- I am guessing you took your driving test again?
- Passed?
- What is the funniest thing that happened to this week (there are often funny things that happen)?
- I can remember the smell of rotting sugar cane and red dirt mixed with flowers and ocean (to me a heavenly Hawaiian smell) ... are there any smells that you really enjoy?
"1. Yes, Saturday morning and Sunday morning and Priesthood.
2. We do, one is from Malaysia, called Sister Chipping. We've got a couple of relatively new ones, but she's the only one being trained.
3. No I haven't, parking ticket when buying my new contacts, but scheduling.
4. We went over to dinner with a family ... (Brazillians) (love them) and he want off about how you have to fight the system and hug people, because there's not actually a rule in the white handbook that says that you can't hug people, which is true. But the way that he was going off was hilarious. He even said stuff like "here, just practice right now, there's my wife, give her a hug" haha :) Pretty funny guy. :)
5. I LOVE the smell of the salty sea and morning by the sea and old, damp buildings and everything. I also love the smell of England. Every city or town has a smell, and I like how distinctive they are. A good roast dinner smells great as well. "
Pretty cool.